The men’s lacrosse stormed the rain-drenched Edith Robb Dixon field in a face off with No. 10 Ithaca Bombers this past Saturday, March 29.
From the start the bombers put the Cavs on their heels, leading the game 4-0. Late in the first quarter juniors Damian Sobieski and Tyler Johnston each scored an unassisted goals closing the deficit 4-2 after the first quarter.
The bombers returned a goal in the first minute of the 2nd quarter but their lead did not last when the Cavs went on a seven unanswered streak of goals putting the blue and white back in the lead. Junior Mike Leyden started the run, scoring two goals, followed by freshmen Evan Downey scoring the goal to tie up the game 5-5. “Ithaca came out ready to play,” said junior Frankie Magazu. “but after a timeout and some minor adjustments we were able to bounce right back into the game.” Sobieski came up with another two goals with only nine minutes remaining in the 2nd quarter. The final scores on the seven goal streak were scored by juniors Frankie Magazu and Anthony DiSanzo.
“Anthony DiNenno’s face-off wins made a huge difference in our offensive success,” said sophomore Bruce Overbay. the beginning of the 3rd quarter the scoring binge continued when DiSanzo and Leyden scored within 17 seconds of each other. The cavs streak was finally broken when the bombers scored two goals closing the deficit 11-7 but that did not stop the Cavs from scoring another two goals to increase their lead to 13-7 at the end of the 3rd quarter.
The bombers opened the 4th quarter with a goal only to have Cavs return the gesture a few seconds later. Throughout the final quarter the blue and white scored a total of seven goals while the bombers only put up five. When the whistle blew the final score was 20-11. “Overall I think it was one of the best games we’ve played so far,” said Overbay.
The men’s lacrosse team will return to the field to next Saturday, April 5 against Marywood University.
